# Accident 19730121000799A: Cessna 172B, Gwinn, MI, January 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1973
- Place: Gwinn, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 46.2854° N, 87.4419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gwinn, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2854&lon=-87.4419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7802X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7802X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 954 total, 307 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73DEM36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEM36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730121000799A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THREE JUMPERS EXITED ACFT AFTR PWR LOSS-HIT PWR LINES DRG LDG ON HWY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI73DEM36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEM36), Jan 21, 1973: Cessna 172B (N7802X), Gwinn, MI, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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